Company Information for African Consolidated Resources Plc
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Company Statement
African Consolidated Resources (ACR) is a mineral exploration company, headquartered in London, with a local head office in Harare, Zimbabwe. ACR listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on June 30, 2006.
ACR seeks to acquire and prove up top-quality gold, PGE, diamond and base metals assets in Zimbabwe, at discounts to international market value. Our two lead gold projects, the Giant and Pickstone-Peerless mines, historically produced approximately 1 million ounces of gold from high-grade underground operations. There remains excellent potential to exploit the lower-grade halo in all directions around the old mines, and ACR has a target of defining 2-3 million ounces using modern exploration targeting technology.
The two projects currently contain near-surface JORC resources of 813,000 Oz, much of which is expected to be open-pittable using modern mining methods. Depth potential is evidenced at the Pickstone Mine which was historically developed by Rio Tinto down to 750m depth.
In addition ACR have acquired a multitude of brown field and green field properties for other minerals.
ACR is also using leading-edge exploration technologies such as spatial data management software, 3D visualization, new geophysical modeling techniques, innovative geochemistry and risk-managed targeting, to generate a pipeline of exciting new projects across the whole of Zimbabwe, and ultimately the broader region.
Current Operations
Pickstone - Peerless; Gold
Target > 1.5 Moz Pittable; 2 - 3 Moz incl underground. Currently 513,000 Oz Inferred Resource.
- Large historical mining centre – two trends 300m apart
- Historical production (Rio Tinto & others) of approx 427,000 Oz
- Pickstone mined over 1200m strike length, 700m depth in Banded Iron Formation
- Peerless developed to 4 levels, but only minor production. Host rock is brecciated dolomitic siltstone, shales.
- Total mineralised strike to drill test; >6km
- Target Resource; >1.5 MOz to 150m depth, 2 - 3M Oz overall. Excellent indications of deeper underground Resources in hangingwall/footwall of old mines.
The Pickstone-Peerless project has the ability to quickly add Resource/Reserve ounces through systematic drilling. Currently 513,000 Oz Resource at an average grade of 1.5 gms/tonne.
Giant mine & Gadzema Schist Belt; AuTarget >1 Moz Pittable
Currently 300,000 Oz Inferred and Indicated Resource.
- Historic Production of 563,000 Oz of gold at 8.2 grammes/tonne
- Hosted in the Gadzema schist belt within BIF
- Historically an underground ore body
- Not completely mined – open to north, south, and at depth
- Excellent digital database from drilling in the 1990’s (Anglo-Cambrian JV)
- Current JORC Resource stands at 300,000 Oz at an average grade of 2.2 grams /tonne.
One Step / Challenge; AuTarget open pittable Au in sheared basalts and felsics
Snakes Head, Great Dyke; PGE + Au, CrTarget >30M Oz PGE + Au. Low grade, bulk underground
Perseverance Nickel MineTarget Nickel in Chakari region. Close to ACR’s Giant Mine. Formerly RTZ mine closed after 8 years as Ni at 1.01% too low with Ni at USD 1500 p/m/t. Now at USD 30,000 - out look brighter, needs pegging and further priority exploration
Chewore project; Ni, Cr, PGETarget Ni-PGE in layered ultramafic complex
Other Greenstone Belt Targets (Au & Ni) Targets generated from integrated exploration approach
Diamonds Grass-roots exploration in areas of known kimberlites.
Ready for production at Marange if legal claim succeeds.
Geographical Spread
Southern Africa with immediate focus on Zimbabwe
Board of Directors and Key Management
| Andrew Cranswick, Chief Executive Office
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| Ian Fisher, Executive Director
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| Roy Tucker, Group Finance Director and Company Secretary
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| Michael Kellow, Technical Director
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| Stuart Bottomley, Non-Executive Director |
Company Address
Nettlestead Place,
Nettlestead,
Maidstone Kent, United Kingdom ME185HA
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| Additional Address/Key Contact
Zimbabwe Office 281A Herbert Chitepo Avenue Harare Zimbabwe |
Nominated Brokers
Ambrian Partners,
London | | Nominated AdvisorsAmbrian Partners,
London |
Major Shareholders
| Adonis Investment Ltd | 8.25%
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| GLG European Long-Short Fund | 7.42%
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| GLG European Opportunity Fund | 4.42%
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| Tourelle Mgmt Group Ltd | 3.29%
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| Trenna Trading Ltd | 3.19% |
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Most Recent Statement
08/04/08 -
Publication of Technical Report01/04/08 -
Resignation of Non Executive director01/04/08 -
Grant and Exercise of Options15/11/07 -
Director Share Options20/10/07 -
Annual Report and Accounts07/08/07 -
Resource Update